Ethical good practice
Over the last few years there has been increasing pressure from the European consumer/ general public on organisations/ farmers/ everyone to work with recognised ‘ethically acceptable’ practices. Many farmers are actively recognising these needs by joining farm assurance schemes which independently check that the farm is complying with specific requirements. This is also a driver for improving practices.
Some areas of good practice are more locally relevant (ie worker wages, local landscape preservation) while others are more applicable throughout Europe (ie worker health & safety, food safety, animal welfare).
In this section we consider good practices demonstrated by farmers in human health & welfare (including employment and food safety), animal health & welfare, business ethics & supplier relationships, and rural landscape protection.
